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The book "Practices of Truth in Philosophy: Historical and Comparative Perspectives" explores the relationship between theory and practice in philosophy. It argues that many philosophers prioritize theoretical aspects over the practical application of philosophical thought. The book examines the practical frameworks of William James, Michel Foucault, Frantz Fanon, and Friedrich Nietzsche, aiming to connect philosophical insights with real-life practice. It also explores traditional, geographical, and historical perspectives rooted in living reality. The book offers diverse approaches to engaging truth-telling with the way of life, including political engagement, historical investigation, and maternal movements. It emphasizes the importance of integrating philosophical concepts into a distinct way of living. [Extracted from the article]

Ultimately, Taylor seeks to defend the superior role of art in giving meaning to our lives, and thereby to throw into question the scope that sport has for making any similar contribution. Paul Taylor's I A Comparative Philosophy of Sport and Art i offers an engagingly written overview of key issues in the debates concerning the relationships between, and relative merits of, sport and the arts. Secondly, Taylor fails to take adequate account of the trajectory of the life and career of the athlete, and the sense of progress, but also decline, that an athlete experiences. [Extracted from the article]

However, every essay draws out Feyerabend's affirmations of different kinds of pluralism - theoretical, methodological, metaphysical, and political - reflecting the widening recognition of Feyerabend as a preeminent figure in pluralist philosophy of science. Chang concludes that while the semantic character of Feyerabend's realism diminishes and a new metaphysical component comes to the fore, there is a continuity: Feyerabend's realism was consistent and consistently pluralist at that. Ian James Kidd presents an incisive commentary on the nature and limits of Feyerabend's opposition to scientism, demonstrating that the common view that Feyerabend was "anti-science" is unwarranted. [Extracted from the article]

Thus Morisato turns to the philosophies of Desmond and Tanabe with the central issue of finding an approach I that does not i reduce faith to reason or religion to philosophy. However, Morisato also emphasizes that Tanabe criticizes self-power philosophy or salvation through self-power, as in Zen-Buddhism, mysticism, the philosophy of Heidegger, or Nishida. Second, both Desmond and Tanabe explicitly refer to and discuss Kant and Hegel, who, according to Morisato, have both failed in successfully addressing the problems of the relationship between faith and reason. [Extracted from the article]

Comparative philosophy is I philosophy i , as Wilhelm Halbfass once wrote, to the extent that it aims at self-understanding, including its own process and indeed its very possibility as an element of its subject matter. In chapter 8, Ma and Van Brakel explain how the projection of Western "universal" categories onto other traditions can distort our interpretations. When, in the final pages, the authors list a number of strategies for avoiding the distortions that they see as plaguing much of intercultural philosophy; their advice is specific, meaningful, and well-earned. [Extracted from the article]

C. Victor Fung, A Way of Music Education: Classic Chinese Wisdoms (New York: Oxford University Press, 2018) The philosophical inquiry of music and music education has traditionally been limited to a Western lineage, primarily Greek civilization. He reveals that although musical actions are usually temporary, full of changes, based on the principle of changes, if individuals are given ample opportunities and encouragement to pursue music, their musical prosperity is likely to endure and their life can be more meaningful, according to human-centric Confucianism and dao-centric Daoism. 35 Fung, A Way of Music Education, 60. 36 Ibid 37 Karyn L. Lai, An Introduction to Chinese Philosophy (New York: Cambridge University Press, 2008), 93. 38 Fung, A Way of Music Education, 108. [Extracted from the article]

The article focuses on an examination of Martin Heidegger's political connections to National Socialist Germany and his engagement with Daoist sources, particularly the Daodejing and Zhuangzi. It explores the intersection between Heidegger's politics during National Socialism and his philosophical influences from Daoism, detailing three articles' perspectives on Orientalism and Occidentalism in Heidegger's portrayal of Daoism.

Moder argues, against Hegel and for Spinoza, that Spinoza's substance is internally self-related, even as it is absent of any double, determinative, or productive negativity. One of the signature differences between Hegel and Spinoza lies in Hegel's Lutheran Christianity. Yet the critical theological difference between the two thinkers also tends to be neutralized as Spinoza is exonerated, and Hegel is rendered within a Spinozist space that tacitly effaces the decisive Christian difference of the Trinity. [Extracted from the article]

The article reviews the book “Virtue and Reason in Plato and Aristotle” by A.W. Price.

The article reviews the book “Plato and Heidegger: A Question of Dialogue” by Francisco J. Gonzalez.

The article reviews the book "Crossing Horizons: World, Self, and Language in Indian and Western Thought" by Shlomo Biderman, translated by Ornan Rotem.

A review of the book "The End of Comparative Philosophy and the Task of Comparative Thinking," by Steven Burik, is presented.

The article reviews the book "The End of Comparative Philosophy and the Task of Comparative Thinking: Heidegger, Derrida and Daoism," by Steven Burik.

The article reviews the book "The Chinese Classic of Family Reverence: A Philosophical Translation of the Xiaojing," by Henry Rosemont Jr. and Roger T. Ames.

The article presents a review of the book "L'Invention de l'ideal et le destin de l'Europe," by French philosopher and sinologist Fraņcois Jullien.

The article reviews the book "Nietzche, Buddha, Zarathustra: Eine West-Ost Konfiguration," by Michael Skowron.

The article reviews the book "Vital Nourishment: Departing from Happiness," by Jullien François and translated by Arthur Goldhammer.

Reviews the book "The Moral Circle and the Self: Chinese and Western Approaches," edited by Kim-chong Chong, Sor-hoon Tan, and C.L. Ten.

Reviews French books in comparative philosophy. Includes `L'oubli de l'Inde: Une amnesie philosophique,' by Roger-Pol Droit; `China and the Christian Impact: A Conflict of Cultures,' by Jacques Gernet, translated by Janet Lloyd; `Proces ou Creation: Une introduction a la pensee des lettres chinois,' by Francois Jullien.